The race lasts a second.
The engineering takes a year.
We design, simulate, machine and race a CO₂-powered car over twenty metres. Every part is modelled in CAD, proven in our own solver, and cut to tolerance before it reaches a track.
Founded
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Team
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Partners
06
Parts in the car
29
Side elevation · 179.4 mm overall
Anatomy
Twenty-nine solids.
Every component is modelled, toleranced and manufactured in house. Scroll to take it apart.
Measured, not estimated.
Frontal area is taken from the geometry itself, every triangle projected and counted. A bounding box would have said 2,848 mm². The real figure is 40% smaller, and at these speeds that difference is worth more than a tenth of a second.
- Overall length
- 179.4mm
- Race mass
- 55.0g
- Frontal area
- 1,729mm²
- Machined parts
- 29
Design, simulate, machine, race.
STEM Racing runs the same disciplines a professional team does, at one twenty-fourth of the scale. Students own the design, the manufacturing, the budget and the sponsorship, and defend every decision to a panel of engineers.
- 01
Design
Parametric CAD, iterated against the technical regulations.
- 02
Simulate
In-house CFD and a full race model before anything is cut.
- 03
Manufacture
CNC-machined balsa and 3D-printed running gear.
- 04
Enterprise
Budget, sponsorship, brand and the trade display.
What a partnership gets you.
Placement
Your mark on the car, the pit display and the team kit, in front of judges, schools and industry at every event we attend.
Reach
Coverage across our channels and event media, plus the assets to run it on yours.
Pipeline
A direct line to students already working in CAD, CFD and manufacturing, several years before a university sees them.
- Large logo on the back of the team shirt
- Logo in a more prominent position on the side of the car
- Medium logo placement on the pit display
- Named as a Silver partner in presentations and promotional material
- Featured across the team's social and digital channels
- Public acknowledgement at events and competitions
Contributions outside these bands are welcome and recognised proportionally. Every partner receives a monthly report showing exactly where their support went and what it delivered.
Backed by six New Zealand businesses.
Talk to us about 2027.
Sponsorship, manufacturing support, mentoring, or a look at the car in person. Any of it.
- PLACEHOLDER@wairuaracing.com
- Phone
- PLACEHOLDER
- Based in
- PLACEHOLDER, New Zealand